Cabinet.



No. 888,735. PATENTED MAY 26, 1908.

W. PERSON- CABINET. APPLIOATIOI FILED IA!- 9, 1908.

UNITED STATES T OFFICE.

ASSIGNO R TO ROCKFORD CABINET ()OMIAN Y, CORPORATION OF ILLINOIS.

, CABINET.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM PERSON, a citizen of the United States, residing at Rockford, in the county of Winnebago and and useful Improvements in Cabinets, of which the following is a specification.

The object of this invention is to construct a cabinet inwhich a plurality of shelves are supported'in guide-ways and capable of a sliding movement therein, and a connection of the shelves with a bin ed door, 5:- that the o enin movement of the door will.extend t e she ves, and a closing will retract the shelv In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of my. irh roved cabinet as seen from the rear face, t [e back of the cabinet being removed to better show the internal construction. Fig. 2 is'a erspective view of the cabinet, in which the oor is open and the shelves. extended.

My mproved 'cabinet comprises the sides 1 and 2, top 3, and bottom 4, secured together inany suitable manner. A door 5 has a hinge connection with the front edge of the side 1. T 0 upper supports a drawer 6. To the inside of the si es 1 and 2 are secured guide-ways 7 and ill any-two o positely disposed guideqvays is located a s e ,8, in a manner tofislide freely t erein;

To the under faceof the horizontal partition 9 is connected '3. bar 10 by tliehinges 11. a: extends downward along the rear edges of the'shelves. 8. To the under face of each shelf are secured twocleats 12 which extend beyondtherearedge of the shelves, and

position, and the shelves tending toward one another, and overlapping shown at Fig. 1.

and are To the 4 14 and v When the door-E7 is closed, the bar IOIWil .assume a substantially vertical 8 will be withdrawn Specification of Letters Patent. Application filed March 9,

movement thereof l portion of the cabinet Patented May 26, 1.808.

1908. Serial No. 419,915.

within the case as shown at Fig. 1. l ing the door 5, the lower end of the swinging bar 10 will he moved toward the front of the r cabinet which will'extend the sh distances as shown at Fig. 2. In closing tl 1o door, theswinging bar 10 will engage the pins. 13 extending from the cleats 12 connected to the under face of the shelves, thereby withdrawing the shelves. By locating the shelves in guideways, the shelves will always remain the same distance apart throughout their movements. The shelves thus supported are free from oscillation and a steady movement will be imparted thereto.

In oponelves varying As shown at Fig. 2, Whenthe shelves are It is evident that in place of the guide-ways secured to the inner faces of the ends, the ends may be grooved to form supports for the shelves and still invention.

I claim as my invention.

1. In a cabinet, in combination a casing provided with a door, a plurality of shelves supported to slide in suitable guideways, a bar hinged at its upperend to the cast-1g, 'connectlons between the bar and shelves, andconnections between the door and bar whereb the movements of the door will I move t e shelves. 1 2. In a cabinet, in combination a casing provided with a door, a plurality of shelves supported to slide in suitable guide-ways, a bar hinged at its upper end to the casing, cleats secured to the under face of the shelves, llllS supported by the cleats, the bar located etween the pins and rear edges of the shelves, and connections between the door and bar whereby the movements of the door will move the shelves. In testimony be within the scope of my I my hand in presence of two subscribing wit IIGSSGS.

WILLIAM P E R SUN. I Witnesses: A.-.O. BEHEL,

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